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Jettison

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Abandonner, larguer. To get rid of something or someone that is not wanted or needed.

“The station has jettisoned educational broadcasts.
The captain was forced to jettison the cargo and make an emergency landing.”

Avion jette son son

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Jingoism

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The extreme belief that your own country is always best, often shown in enthusiastic support for a war against another country:

“Patriotism can turn into jingoism and intolerance very quickly.”

Shintoisme, now pour la guerre car the best (Tibet)

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Juxtapose

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to put things that are not similar next to each other:

“The exhibition juxtaposes Picasso’s early drawings with some of his later works.”

Pose

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Kindle

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IGNITE, allumer OR arouse interest or passion

“Knowing how to kindle a campfire is an important survival skill”
“Her imagination was kindled by the exciting stories her grandmother told her.”

Livre kindle s’efflame,phoenix, veux devenir sorcier

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Kinetic

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involving or producing movement,relating to the motion of material bodies and the forces associated

““”the complex civilization of which Rome was the kinetic center””

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Knell

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Glas, A knell is a ringing sound, particularly from a bell tolled to announce a death or the end of something. Which is kind of depressing.

“Online delivery is not the death knell for record companies.”

Casser knell ski, glas pour genou

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Lachrymose

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Larmoyant,sad or likely to cry often and easily:

“He is better known for his lachrymose ballads than hard rock numbers.”

Lach morose, film morose stella pleure

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Larceny

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Theft, stealing

“As a pickpocket, he was charged with larceny”

Lars vol supermarché

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largess(e)

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Extreme generosity, willingness to give money, or money given to poor people by rich people:

“The medical foundation will be the main beneficiary of the millionaire’s largesse.”

voyage chiiro bete largesse

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Latent

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Qui reste caché, ne se manifeste pas.Something that is capable of becoming active or at hand, though it is not currently so.

“Recent developments in the area have brought latent ethnic tension out into the open.
We’re trying to bring out the latent artistic talents that many people possess without realizing it.”

on l’attend

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Laudable

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Louable, worthy of praise

“The recycling programme is laudable, but does it save much money?”

opposite loathsome

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Lax

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Without much care, attention, or control
OR not severe or strong enough:

“The subcommittee contends that the authorities were lax in investigating most of the cases.”
“He took a gun through baggage control to highlight the lax security.”

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Leery

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Méfiant,not trusting someone or something and usually avoiding him, her, or it if possible:

“I’ve always been a little leery of authority figures.”

Leek poireau, méfiant car vente que de poireaux

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Legerdemain

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Tour de passe passe,skilful hiding of the truth in order to trick people:

“The survey suggests nearly half the electorate believes the president won through electoral legerdemain.”

Tour de passe passe a la main

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Lethargic

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having little energy; feeling unwilling and unable to do anything:

“I was feeling tired and lethargic.”

hospital

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Licentious

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Someone who is licentious behaves or speaks inappropriately, usually in regards to sex.

“licentious behavior”

licencié for his licencious maniere

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Limpid

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clearly expressed and easily understood OR clear and transparant.

“limpid prose”

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Lissome

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attractively thin and able to move quickly and smoothly

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Listless

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Apathique (qui manque dénergie ou de reactivite emotionnelle), having no energy and enthusiasm and unwilling to do anything needing effort:

“He’s seemed listless and a little depressed ever since he got his exam results.”

3eme tour sans liste , du coup stop les cours

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Livid

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Livide, furieux,extremely angry:

“He was livid when he found out.
The rude letter from his mother-in-law made him livid.”

Livid la vida

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Lugubrious

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Anything that makes you sad, gloomy (sombre, déprimant), or mournful can be called lugubrious.

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Lumber

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To move slowly and awkwardly:

“In the distance, we could see a herd of elephants lumbering across the plain.”

umberto drunk Lampadaire

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Luminous

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can mean :

luminous prose is clear and easily understood. And a luminous career is bright and inspiring.

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Lurid

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Shocking, causing horror or revulsion, GRUESOME (horrible), VIVID(saisissant)
OR too brightly colored

“You can read all the lurid details of the affair in today’s paper.”

Lu ridder aggrésé et mangé

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Machinations

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Complicated and secret plans to get power or control or to gain an advantage:

“Despite a commitment to a more open government, the public is still being kept in the dark about the inner machinations of the Cabinet.”

James bond vilain

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Maelstrom

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A situation in which there is great confusion, violence, and destruction
OR powerful whirlpool (tourbillon, for ships water)

“The country is gradually being sucked into the maelstrom of civil war.”

Ramner la coupe…

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Magnanimous

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Very kind and generous

“The team’s manager was magnanimous in victory, and praised the losing team.”

animal magma

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Magnate

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Very important or influential person, esp. in business

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Curse

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malediction

course meet witch

30
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Malinger

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faire semblant d’être malade

“And is he really ill or just malingering?”

malin natoo

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Manifest

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manifest

Obvious, apparent, perceptible to the eye (adj); to show, make clear, or prove (verb)

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Mannered

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A mannered style of speech or behaviour is artificial or exaggered (-)

“His performance as Hamlet was criticized for being very mannered.”

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Mar

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Gacher, to spoil something, making it less good or less enjoyable

“Sadly, the text is marred by careless errors.
It was a really nice day, marred only by a little argument in the car on the way home.”

Barbara spoil GOT, marre

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Martinet

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someone who demands that rules and orders always be obeyed, even when it is unnecessary or unreasonable to do so

martifouet

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Maudlin

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Excessively sentimental, showing sadness (often because drunk)

Dinner maudins drink a lot

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Maxim

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a short statement of a general truth, principle, or rule for behaviour

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Mendicant

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Someone, especially a member of a religious group, who lives by asking people they do not know for money:

“She abandoned her job and her career, and lived as a homeless mendicant on the streets of Philadelphia”

Mendiant

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Meretricious

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Falsely attractive,seeming attractive but really false or of little value. Pretending to be something you aren’t

“He claims that a lot of journalism is meretricious and superficial.”

looks merits, opposite

39
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Metaphysical

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Relating to the part of philosophy that is about understanding existence and knowledge

“Most teenagers ask themselves metaphysical questions such as “What is love?” and “What is death?””

40
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Militate

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To militate is to be a deciding factor for or against,to have weight or effect
Militate against often

“The complexity and costliness of the judicial system militate against justice for the individual.
His boyish appearance militated against his getting an early promotion”

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Mired

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Embourbé (ex: in swamp, maraicage), hard to get out

“The peace talks are mired in bureaucracy.”

maraicage , thought ceuillir myrtilles

42
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Mirth

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Hillarité, merriment

“Her impersonations of our teachers were a source of considerable mirth.”

Ir thhhhhh

43
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Misanthropist

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A misanthrope is a person who hates or mistrusts other people

piece moliere

44
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Missive

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An official, formal, or long letter:

“She sent a ten-page missive to the committee, detailing her objections.”

send missive melissa

45
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Modicum

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Un minumum,a small amount of something

“There’s not even a modicum of truth in her statement.”

Modique somme

46
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Modish

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A la mode

“These last items were a particular source of irritation to authorities, since modish garments made of foreign fabrics disrupted economic as well as social norms.”

stylishh Modish

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Molt

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Shed or cast off, esp. to regularly shed skin, feathers, etc. (as a snake)

Molt then bald

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Monastic

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Relating to or resembling a monastery (where monks or nuns live), esp. by being quiet, secluded, contemplative, strict, and/or lacking luxuries

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